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l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- GEORGE W. DOOLI'ITLE,'OF MONTROSE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF OF HIS RIGHT 'IO W. C. ORUSER, OF SAME PLACE.

WAGON-POLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent N0. 224,403, dated. February 10, 1880.

i Application filed September 27, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. DooLIT- TLE, of Montrose, in the county of Susque-4 hanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wagon-Poles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, 'making a part of this specification, and tothe letters and figures of reference marked thereon. j

Figure l of the drawings is a representationl of a-plan of my wagon-pole, and Fig. 2 is a detail view of the same.

The nature of this invention relates to poles for carriages and other vehicles in which a pole or tongue is employed.

My improvement consists in the construe- 2o tion and arrangement of rigid and adjustable v braces with a pole, whereby thevsaine may be readily applied to vehicles varying in width, as fully set forth in the following specification, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates the pole; `B B, angular-shaped braces bolted to the rear end thereof, and O C bracerods which are bolted to the outer ends of the braces B and to the sides ofthe pole A.

D D designate sliding braces, which are formed with the eyes E, for4 the purpose of connecting the same'with the aXle-c1ips,and these braces are bent near their eyes so as to bringthe latter in position for such purpose. 3 5 Each brace D is provided at its end which is nearest to thepole with a clevis, F, Whicheemand is arranged to slide In order to adjust the eyes so as to fit the pole to a carriage or sleigh the set-screws are partly unscrewed, and the sliding braces D slipped out or in, according to the distance between the axle-clips. Theset-screws are then tightened up, whereby the braces D D will be held rigidly in place.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The sliding braces D, with eyes E, and collars or clevises F, arranged to pass around and slide uponthe braces B, in combination with the pole A, the braces B, thebraces C, formed with lugs d and bolted at their ends to braces B, the loose collars G, arranged to it over the braces, and the tightening-screws, as shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have lhereunto'subscribed my name in the presence Witnesses B. R, L YoNs, HENRY GEUsEE. 

